15 Thanksgiving Crafts For Kids You’ll Actually Want To Make

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My kids absolutely love crafts and beg me regularly for them.

Especially around this time of the year,there are so many cute Thanksgiving crafts for kids, I really want to oblige.

But I am not good at crafts.

Ok, let me put it this way: I totally suck at crafts and I wanna crawl in a hole whenever I am asked to participate. I don’t particularly enjoy that kind of creativity and with lack of sleep, diapers to change and food to cook, I don’t often ponder upon the next Pinterest-worthy creation.

What I do enjoy though, is my kids when they make crafts. It’s priceless.

They always get so excited about painting or cutting or glitter glue. (oh. my. gosh. glitter glue is my worst enemy). And since I would do close to anything for my kids, we craft, occasionally.

5. Thankful Turkey

This craft really captures the essence of the Thanksgiving holiday: to remember all that we have and give thanks. And while the turkey is cute, I definitely would like my kids to focus on how blessed they are.

Another idea is to give turkeys to family members with the feathers expressing why the kids are thankful for them.

7. Paper Strips Pumpkin

This idea is so cute! Because it doesn’t (have to) involve cutting, even younger kids can enjoy creating. Just get their supplies completely ready for them so all they have to do is use that purple glue!

I bet thankful hearts could be made this same way, by cutting out a heart shape and writing what you are thankful for on the strips.

9. Turkey Leaf Lanterns

A little bit more involved, this craft would be great for older (and possibly) more patient kids.

If you’d rather use silk leaves instead of real ones, you can get some here. They could be useful in more ways than one, like scattering them on the table or lay them on a plate and place candles on top.

Modge Podge isn’t that difficult to apply but the results are pretty amazing. Thanksgiving table lighting made by the kids? They will be proud!

10. Handmade Place Mats

I love these placemats because you can personalize them in a million ways and the kids’ creativity will really shine through.

Creating something for the Thanksgiving table will also help children feel that they play an important role in the family. The tutorial recommends Kraft rolls, but if you have cardstock on hand that would probably work too.